Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-03
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Mayor BIandine read his
INAUGURAL
as follows
GENTLEMEN OF THE CRY COUNCIL:
Under and by virtue OF the general IN
corporation laws of the state, the city
council of this city is made TO Consist of
the mayor and aldermen. In assuming
the duties Of mayor and becoming the
presiding officer OF this honorable body,
allow me TO observe that the personal
honor conferred by the suffragcs of my
fellow citizens is highly appreciated. and
il is nv ardent hope their Just eXpecta-
tions in this regard may be fully realized.
may also add that ! am deeply and
srnsibiy impressed with the gravity and
RESPONSIBILITIES Of the position. particular
ly from the fact that enter upon It's duties
with but slight experience in legislative
and executive service deem it fortu-
nate for myself. and equally so for the
interests OF the city, that in this juuGture
several OF your number have served as
aldermen one ar more terms, and with an
exception or two all have had more or
less previous experience rs members of
the city council In your intelligence
and well known fidelity to public inter
ests the people can with confidence re
poseythe highest trust; and it is no less
evident that your friendly action and
favorable operation with the mayor
in the performance of his duties will
greatly lessen the difficulties and Tighten
the cares of the executive department.
THE FORMER ADMINIsT RATIoNs.
The citizens of this city can look back
with UNSUITABLE pride upon series of
former administrations, each possessing
its characteristic eScellences, and each
distinguished IN some one or more par
tlCulars for its valuable contribution TO
Il growth of the city and the material
prosperity of its inhabitants Nv imme
diate predecessor three times mayor of
the city by the choice of the people, now
relires honored and respected to private
life; he leaves the general results Of his
administration. financial and otherwise
as an incentive to us to initiate his per
sunal honor and integrity, while the
prominent acts aud measures of his adj
ministrati0n may often prove a source Of
euligb tenment to us in the same line of
official action
Your attention. gentlemen, will early
and necessarily 5e directed to the present
condition of cts finances with view to
determining the approximate amount of
revenue aud expenditures for the coming
year. The forthcoming Annual Finan
cial Report for the year 1886, with its
synoptical exhibit Of receipts and expen-
ditures for the past eight years. will fur
nish information in detail which will unr
doubleday he of special assistance to
you in determining in what par
ticulars if any, expenditures may
be cuItailed and present indebted
ness diminished. II is apparently the
general desire. not 10 zdv rXpcta;I1n, OF
the great body of ou- citizens that the
amount nftaxation for municipal purposes
upon THE real aud personal estate of the
city should. it prac' icable, be perceptiby
lowered: if it should be found that the
probable amount of revenue from other
sources will admit reduction of dir ct
taxation without detriment to actually
necessary expenditures in the various de
partments of public service. your econ
omv in that direction | appreh. nd will
meet with general favor and approval